English novelists were particularly prolific during the Victorian era, producing dozens of titles that shaped the history of world literature.
It doesn’t take a Sherlock Holmes to deduce which writer pioneered detective fiction. Edgar Allan Poe also gave life to the horror short story.
The French philosopher-provocateur, Jean Baudrillard, was one of the rare celebrities of late-20th-century Western intellectual life.
Few vintage British books boast Queen Victoria’s praise, but she called Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre an “intensely interesting novel.”
What makes a book so controversial that it goes to trial? Here are eight books prosecuted for obscenity and the reasons they caused scandal.
Edgar Allan Poe was a pioneer of horror and detective fiction. His life reads like a tragic tale of a man shadowed by inner demons.
Poet John Keats, in his short life, wrote some of the most beloved poems in the English language.
The Bible story of a daring young woman (Salome) demanding the head of John the Baptist has influenced poets, playwrights, painters, composers, and even dancers.
